Wagner Ministries International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742947472
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Owasso, OK, USA
Phone
9182725853
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,110,265
Expenses
$595,699
Assets
$3,775,384
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Joshua Wagner (Director): $72,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Christian Evangelism of non-Christians and strengthening the faith of believing Christians. This is accomplished through public Evangelistic Crusades and Pastor's Conferences, primarily, but not exclusively, in Africa, Asia and The Middle East.

What it reported doing in 2025

Other program services included: Sindhulla, Bangladesh Crusade (February 2025); Kasur, Pakistan Crusade (February 2025); Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Crusade (February 2025); Barabise, Nepal Crusade (April 2025); Kasur, Pakistan Crusade (April 2025); Manama, Bahrain Revival (August 2025); Mirjapir, Bangladesh Crusade (May 2025); Phitsanulok, Thailand Crusade (January 2026); Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka Crusade (August 2025); Ghotki, Pakistan Crusade (September 2025); Abri, Sudan Crusade (December 2025); Dhunchhe, Nepal Crusade (October 2025); Dhanjuri, Bangladesh Crusade (November 2025); Lahore, Pakistan Women's Conference (October 2025); Quetta, Pakistan Crusade (October 2025); Letpotta, Myanmar Crusade (December 2025); Kodad, Telangana, India Crusade (January 2026); Evangelistic Television Program aired on Christian Television in Pakistan; Wire Transfer fees

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - Most voting board members are independent and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 31
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 20.8%; rating input score 21
  • Program expense ratio: 59%; rating input score 59
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 71.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.34; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 20.8% of revenue deployed · 59% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $352K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $72K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 21/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.